Hurmoth Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 This comes from Dribbble designer Danny Giebe by way of Cult of Mac I must say, I really like that design, it matches up quite nicely with iOS 7 and probably a more polished iOS 8. What is everyone else's thoughts? Pam14160 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Nice I guess, but it lacks identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Although it is just a concept, I can't say I like the non-transparent old-style buttons on transparent blurred and coloured background. Also the inconsistency between rounded and flat corners (though I guess this is present in most GUIs). Good enough for a concept, though. EDIT: Look at the Mail app, for example. Everything has flat corners, except for the buttons at the top, the search textbox and the 'Your answer...' textbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted March 23, 2014 MVC Share Posted March 23, 2014 At this point I'd be happy if they just dropped all the grey gradients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Needs more gradients. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottGutt Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks pretty sweet, but this one is even better: http://www.apfelpage.de/2013/07/25/os-x-mockup-orientiert-sich-an-ios-7-design/ Translucency is where it's at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks pretty sweet, but this one is even better: http://www.apfelpage.de/2013/07/25/os-x-mockup-orientiert-sich-an-ios-7-design/ Translucency is where it's at! :x pallipdrsn0, theyarecomingforyou, Hurmoth and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJohnSmitherson Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looks bad to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganX Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The iPhoto scheme looks nice. The Mail looks nice, but Windows 8.1 Modern Mail is better with the exception of the contact photo. That's a nice addition that adds a pleasing splash of color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Haha...even with like 4 or 5 screens it's totally inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandosis Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Even with the inconsistencies noted by some, I like some of what you have done especially the subtle transparency on the window borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member Posted March 23, 2014 Member Share Posted March 23, 2014 Haha...even with like 4 or 5 screens it's totally inconsistent. I really don't get that. Is it just suppose to be a mock up of different styles or is that suppose to be what they look like on the same PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 In other news: The next OS X version might not look like this. ian, John S. and AsherGZ 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Active. Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 So it'S going to look like Vista? I sort of doubt that. :huh: :x Finally. An opportunity for me to agree with you. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It's very likely that the next OS X will have a design refresh, and very likely 80% of Mac users will complain that the last design was fine as it was (the new design will be too white. etc..) and then in will come the article and forum posts "they are blurring the line between desktop OS and iOS". At this point i'd be happy for it to adopt some design aspects of iOS. Hurmoth 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blerk Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It looks pleasant but kinda ...bland.. AsherGZ 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted March 24, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted March 24, 2014 More flat designs. :( Although it has just made me go and see if there are any kind of themes available if this does happen, and I've been quite surprised. I'll have to check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted March 24, 2014 Member Share Posted March 24, 2014 Haha...even with like 4 or 5 screens it's totally inconsistent. Totally agree. At first i thought it was by a handful of different designers but apparently it isn't, it's just that they do indeed lack consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Account no longer active) Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Forget the theme - what seriously needs an overhaul is window switching/the Dock. OS X has always been weak in this area. Unfortunately, I think over time it has gotten worse (ie. with the introduction of Mission Control). Call me crazy, but I still prefer the Windows 95 taskbar over the Dock/Mission Control. Why? Switching between apps is instant. All open windows are right in front of you. No needing to hold down the mouse over a Dock icon and wait for a list of windows to come up. (I'm not a fan of Alt-Tab.) The other thing is window clutter. I find is a huge problem when using OS X. Fortunately, I came across an app called Deeper, which can automatically configure OS X to hide an active window just before switching to another. Basically, this only allows one window/app to be in view at a time and makes the Dock behave in a similar way to the Windows taskbar, resulting in a much cleaner workspace. An option to enable this existed in Mac OS 9, but it was dropped during OS X development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margrave Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Not a fan of flat at all. It looks old. We've moved beyond being limited to a flat UI. This style of flat has no design, or artistic pop. No life. It's flat. Knife Party, AsherGZ and Nick H. 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Forget the theme - what seriously needs an overhaul is window switching/the Dock. OS X has always been weak in this area. Unfortunately, I think over time it has gotten worse (ie. with the introduction of Mission Control). Call me crazy, but I still prefer the Windows 95 taskbar over the Dock/Mission Control. Why? Switching between apps is instant. All open windows are right in front of you. No needing to hold down the mouse over a Dock icon and wait for a list of windows to come up. (I'm not a fan of Alt-Tab.) The other thing is window clutter. I find is a huge problem when using OS X. Fortunately, I came across an app called Deeper, which can automatically configure OS X to hide an active window just before switching to another. Basically, this only allows one window/app to be in view at a time and makes the Dock behave in a similar way to the Windows taskbar, resulting in a much cleaner workspace. An option to enable this existed in Mac OS 9, but it was dropped during OS X development. God NO, the Win 95 taskbar was not good at all aside from taking up space, it's why Alt+Tab became popular, just hide the horrible taskbar and use Alt+Tab, finally got better in Win 7 and is doing good in Win 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 What a Jony Ive's (Flat) OS X Might Look Like... gawd. i hope not. what a freakin monstrosity. AsherGZ 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoWind Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 the greatest thing about the new design is finally apple adopt translucency that's what make a software UI more life like. The flat icon isn't that great and too much white all over the element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted March 24, 2014 MVC Share Posted March 24, 2014 Forget the theme - what seriously needs an overhaul is window switching/the Dock. OS X has always been weak in this area. Unfortunately, I think over time it has gotten worse (ie. with the introduction of Mission Control). Call me crazy, but I still prefer the Windows 95 taskbar over the Dock/Mission Control. Why? Switching between apps is instant. All open windows are right in front of you. No needing to hold down the mouse over a Dock icon and wait for a list of windows to come up. (I'm not a fan of Alt-Tab.) I'm the opposite. I constantly use Mission Control and virtual desktops and find window management in other OS's to be a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 It's very likely that the next OS X will have a design refresh, and very likely 80% of Mac users will complain that the last design was fine as it was (the new design will be too white. etc..) and then in will come the article and forum posts "they are blurring the line between desktop OS and iOS". At this point i'd be happy for it to adopt some design aspects of iOS. When Mac OS X Panther was in beta I remember people freaking out as well. I still recall comments from people who said they would never ever upgrade beyond Mac OS X Jaguar unless original Aqua was restored. :laugh: Without a doubt we'll see the same thing happening this year. I'm the opposite. I constantly use Mission Control and virtual desktops and find window management in other OS's to be a nightmare. Same here. Expos? and Mission Control are brilliant, especially in combination with a Magic Trackpad. It's the first thing I miss on Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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